Nuclear decommissioning firm seeking contractor to design and build waste treatment facility
Sellafield is retendering a 拢1.4bn contract to design and build a large and complex treatment plant for nuclear waste at the Cumbrian site.
The Silos Direct Encapsulation Plant (SDEP) mixes nuclear waste with cement to form a material which is safe for storage.
In a statement Sellafield said it had carried out a review of the design, construction and cost of the (SDEP) 鈥渢o make sure that our acquisition strategies deliver value for money鈥�.
Sellafield said that as a result it had decided to 鈥渞e-compete the design, construction and inactive commissioning contracts鈥�.
Sellafield said the existing contractors, Vinci and Nuvia, would continue to work on preliminary design and other work during the re-competition period.
鈥淭hey have been fully briefed on the reason behind this and we have assured them that it is not a reflection on their performance. We hope they will stay engaged in this and other projects on the Sellafield site,鈥� Sellafield said.
The contract for the job is estimated to be worth between 拢800m and 拢1.4bn.
Bidders are invited to submit a pre-qualification questionnaire before 10 October.
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